Net jobs created as a share of employment by rebalancing trade and investing in infrastructure, clean energy, and energy efficiency, by state

State Total jobs gained Jobs gained as as share of employment
Alabama        102,700 5.0%
Alaska           15,600 4.4%
Arizona        117,400 4.0%
Arkansas           66,100 5.2%
California        789,700 4.4%
Colorado        118,400 4.3%
Connecticut           80,500 4.5%
Delaware           16,100 3.6%
DC           10,200 2.9%
Florida        331,700 3.7%
Georgia        204,700 4.4%
Hawaii           22,000 3.3%
Idaho           37,300 5.0%
Illinois        314,000 5.1%
Indiana        185,900 6.0%
Iowa           94,500 5.9%
Kansas           75,600 5.3%
Kentucky        104,100 5.4%
Louisiana           91,400 4.5%
Maine           26,300 4.0%
Maryland        103,200 3.4%
Massachusetts        135,400 3.8%
Michigan        251,200 5.6%
Minnesota        144,900 5.0%
Mississippi           61,100 5.0%
Missouri        136,900 4.8%
Montana           24,100 4.8%
Nebraska           50,800 5.1%
Nevada           47,500 3.5%
New Hampshire           34,400 4.8%
New Jersey        169,300 3.9%
New Mexico           34,900 4.0%
New York        334,300 3.5%
North Carolina        203,400 4.4%
North Dakota           24,300 6.1%
Ohio        302,400 5.5%
Oklahoma           98,200 5.6%
Oregon           90,000 4.8%
Pennsylvania        295,700 4.8%
Rhode Island           21,800 4.1%
South Carolina        108,500 5.0%
South Dakota           24,600 5.6%
Tennessee        149,000 5.0%
Texas        618,100 4.9%
Utah           64,100 4.5%
Vermont           14,000 4.3%
Virginia        154,300 3.8%
Washington        163,600 4.8%
West Virginia           33,600 4.5%
Wisconsin        181,000 6.2%
Wyoming           16,700 5.7%

 

Source: See Table 6 in this report (Rebuilding American Manufacturing—Potential Job Gains by State and Industry by Scott, Mokhiber, and Perez, 2020).

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